Diamond Flat

The Diamond Flat is a nickel mine located in Curry county, Oregon.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: Diamond Flat  

State:  Oregon

County:  Curry

Elevation:

Commodity: Nickel

Lat, Long: 42.02361, -123.86972

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Diamond Flat MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Diamond Flat


Commodity

Primary: Nickel
Secondary: Chromium


Location

State: Oregon
County: Curry


Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Administrative Organization: Siskiyou National Forest


Holdings

Not available


Workings

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Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Klamath Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: BANDS, LENSES


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SIX SAMPLES AVERAGED 0.75 PERCENT NI


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Deposit): ESTIMATED AVERAGE UNWEATHERED ROCK CONTENT IN SOIL IS 50 % BY VOLUME

Comment (Geology): LATERITES APPEAR TO BE EROSIONAL REMNANTS OF AN EXTENSIVE WEATHERED SURFACE ON THE PERIDOTITE. SERPENTINIZED HARZBURGITE WITH A FEW PATCHES OF DUNITE CONTAINING CHROMITE BANDS AND LENSES. ASSOCIATED LARGE COMPLEX OF DIORITE DIKES.


References

Reference (Deposit): RAMP, LEN, 1978 , INVESTIGATIONS OF NICKEL IN OREGON: ODGMI MISC. PAPER NO. 20 , P. 26

Reference (Deposit): RAMP, L. AND OTHERS, 1977, GEOLOGY, MINERAL RESOURCES AND ROCK MATERIAL OF CURRY COUNTY, OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 93, P.48


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